Reader: Santino Fontana

A poignant holiday novella about a man coming to terms with how he sacrificed his family in the pursuit of success. It begins with the father telling a story to his sleeping son on Christmas Eve, a story about a little girl with cancer.

In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis's parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute along with other kids with telekinesis and telepathy who got to this place the same way Luke did.

Fredrick Backman shares an irresitable collection of essays about one of the most daunting experiences any man can experience: fatherhood. As he conveys his profound awe at experiencing all the "firsts" that fill him with wonder and catch him completely unprepared, Backman provides his newborn son with the perspective and tools he'll need to make his way in the world.